Bridgerton sparks vintage boom as demand for authentic regency-era items rockets
Interest in genuine early 19th century clothing and jewellery surges by up to 500 percent ‘Regencycore’ trend sparked by immense success of newest season of hit Netflix show [...]
Retail and hospitality spend set to reach £491.4m during Euro 2024 Semi-Final stage
26m consumers will watch at least one Semi-Final game, spending £491.4m Retailers are predicted to generate £259.5m in food and drink sales as 19m fans tune into [...]
June’s mixed weather hinders the high street, but boosts takeaways, subscriptions and entertainment
Card spending fell for the first time since February 2021, as retailers were hampered by cold weather early in the month Consumer cutbacks and falling food price [...]
Superdrug hails strong full year financials as results shine
Health and beauty retailer, Superdrug, has reported strong financial results for the year 2023, with sales increasing by 11.8 percent to £1,528 million (vs £1,367 million in [...]
The O2 celebrates high-flying first half of 2024
The O2 is celebrating a successful first half of 2024, posting a strong set of sales results and significant levels of leasing activity, as the recently reported concept [...]
Retail and hospitality sectors to see £302.5m boost from England’s first match against Serbia at Euro 2024
UK retailers are set to cash in on £233.5m as 13.6m consumers tune into England’s first match from home Retailers predicted to make £129.2m on food and [...]
Summer of sport bonanza inspires homeowners to spend £1,400 to spruce up outdoor spaces
A third (32 percent) of homeowners are planning to splash the cash in their garden ahead of the upcoming summer of sport Homeowners plan to spend 54 [...]
Data suggests shift from ‘one time gifts’ to focus on image and beauty for Mother’s Day 2024
New data from the leading eCommerce provider Visualsoft indicates a shift in gifting behaviours for Mother’s Day. Average domain revenue across gifts, gadgets and gaming decreased 8.7 percent in [...]
Love is not all around for retailers: 24 million will skip Valentine’s gifting
54 percent of UK adults aren’t going to buy gifts this Valentine’s Day Under 35s are more than twice as likely to buy cards, gifts and experiences [...]
Consumer card spending grew just 3.1 percent in January as Brits opted for nights in and home-cooked meals
Supermarkets saw higher growth than in December, as consumers returned to their regular routines post-Christmas Demand for digital content and takeaways remained strong as consumers saved money [...]
Superdrug reports strong Christmas trading over December
Total sales up 9.2 percent and Like-for-like (LFL) sales up 7.1 percent in the four weeks ending 30th December 2023 Double-digit sales growth of 10 percent across Own [...]
Majestic toasts best-ever Christmas performance
Majestic reports biggest Christmas in its 43-year history as sales rise 8.1 percent More than 60,000 new customers experience Majestic’s award-winning range and in-store expertise for the [...]
While Boxing Day delivered a +39.2 percent week-on-week boost to store footfall, shopper traffic dipped marginally year-on-year
Total retail saw +39.2 percent improvement on Boxing Day (26th December 2023) footfall as bargain-hungry shoppers headed in-store Cost-of-living pressures increase consumer appetite for discounting days, such [...]
SLR deliver record sales at Springfields Outlet & Leisure with four consecutive weeks setting new records, and overall up 11 percent on 2022
Record sales results at the outlet as Springfields continues to be a hugely popular destination in the heart of England Week 50 saw record sales up £83.8K [...]
Thistles reports increased footfall
The popular shopping centre situated in the heart of Stirling, Thistles has reported as successful year, stating a 7.2 percent increase in footfall in comparison to 2022. [...]
Festive footfall continues to build as weekend shopper traffic rises +5 percent week-on-week, according to Sensormatic Solutions
Total retail saw a 5 percent week-on-week improvement in footfall this weekend (16th and 17th Dec 2023) as shopper numbers continue to build ahead of Christmas Christmas [...]
20.1 million consumers to shop today – the busiest day in the lead up to Christmas
20.1 million people to shop today, a rise of 17.5 percent YoY Consumers to spend £1.13bn in-store and online, down 9.6 percent YoY 12.4 million consumers to [...]
London Designer Outlet records best ever Black Friday as savvy shoppers continue to seek best deals
LDO records its highest sales for Black Friday week in 10-year history, exceeding the previous record by 8.6 percent November sales were the best November on record [...]
Appetite for plastic free Advent Calendars grows among Brits
Between 2019 and 2022, the production of plastic free advent calendars jumped by over 200 percent as consumer appetite for alternative advent calendars continues to grow DS [...]
Shoppers want to hear Christmas music in early December, with 1980s classics the popular choice
Consumers officially wish to hear Christmas music in early December (36 percent) despite noticing stores play it from the start of November (42 percent) according to new data [...]
July 2024 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
